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Saturday, August 17, 2019

Jane Mayer | "Kochland" Examines the Koch Brothers' Early, Crucial Role in Climate-Change Denial





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Jane Mayer | "Kochland" Examines the Koch Brothers' Early, Crucial Role in Climate-Change Denial 
A new book reveals that Charles Koch, along with his brother David, played an earlier and more central role in climate-change denial than was previously understood. (photo: David Zalubowski/AP)
Jane Mayer, The New Yorker
Mayer writes: "If there is any lingering uncertainty that the Koch brothers are the primary sponsors of climate-change doubt in the United States, it ought to be put to rest by the publication of 'Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America,' by the business reporter Christopher Leonard."
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A Border Patrol Agent Called Migrants 'Subhuman.' Then He Purposefully Hit One With His Truck.
Mihir Zaveri and Mariel Padilla, The Independent
Excerpt: "A Border Patrol agent who intentionally hit a Guatemalan migrant with his truck in Arizona in 2017 has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour charge, according to a document filed in federal court on Monday."
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Netanyahu Preparing to Block Reps Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib From Entering Israel
Ruth Eglash and John Hudson, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "A forthcoming trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories by Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) may be blocked by Israel in its current proposed format, a senior Israeli government official told The Washington Post on Thursday."
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Democrats Call for Republican Steve King Resign After Comments Defending Rape and Incest
Tara Golshan, Vox
Golshan writes: "Rep. Steve King (R-IA), who openly panders to white supremacists, is now defending rape and incest as a means of conception. Without pregnancies from rape or incest, there wouldn't 'be any population of the world left,' he said."
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Trump's Latest Proposal Would Let Businesses Discriminate Based On LGBTQ Status, Race, Religion, and More
Dominic Holden, BuzzFeed
Holden writes: "The Trump administration on Wednesday formally proposed a new rule to let businesses with federal contracts cite religious objections as a valid reason to discriminate against their workers on the basis of LGBTQ status, sex, race, ethnicity, national origin, and other characteristics - thereby skirting worker protections created by past presidents."
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Bringing Russia's New Nuclear Weapons Into New START
Pranay Vaddi, Lawfare Blog
Vaddi writes: "The last treaty that limits the United States' and Russia's nuclear weapons, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), will expire in February 2021 unless both states agree to its extension."
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Forest Animal Populations Have Plummeted by Half Since 1970, Report Warns
World Wildlife Fund
Excerpt: "It's nothing short of a planetary emergency."
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